How global cooperation could curb Turkmenistan’s ‘super emissions’
Turkmenistan’s significant methane emissions continue to haunt it as COP28 approaches. However, international cooperation might just be the push the nation needs for climate action. In July 2022, NASA launched The Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), an instrument that can observe our planet from space. EMIT’s mission is...
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Scotland wants to decriminalise drug possession
Under the new policies and proposed legislative changes, the country’s government wants to allow people found in possession of drugs to be treated and supported rather than criminalised and excluded. As part of a new effort to tackle Scotland’s chronically high drug death rates, the country’s government is challenging Westminster...
How changing social views are ending whaling practices globally
With many whale species now critically endangered, most people believe it is wrong to hunt and kill them. Even in Northern Europe, where whaling industries have thrived for centuries, pressure is mounting to end the practice for good. Iceland has become the latest country to suspend its whaling season amidst...
A UK woman’s arrest proves abortion laws affect all of us
Pro-choice demonstrators are calling for revised laws and broader understanding of an issue often viewed as someone else’s. When Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, the abortion debate reignited with a vengeance. This legal decision came as a shock to those on both sides of the pro-life/pro-choice debate. But like America’s...
Rihanna calls on global financial leaders to commit to climate finance
Tweeting the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank chief Ajay Banga, the Bajan superstar has requested the world’s financial leaders to ‘make bold commitments to finance and debt reforms.’ Rihanna has never been one to hold back. This time, she’s publicly calling out the world’s biggest leaders in finance...
UK government urged to tackle toxic masculinity in schools
A cross-party group of MPs on the Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee has called for a strategy to focus on male pupils who are failing to engage with relationship and sex education. According to a study by the Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee, sexual harassment and abuse of female pupils and...
Côte d’Ivoire’s ambulance boat revolutionises healthcare access
In an initiative aimed at improving healthcare accessibility in remote areas, Côte d'Ivoire launched its first-ever ambulance boat this month, catering to the medical needs of villagers residing along the country's Assinie-Mafia region. Government, healthcare practitioners, and local communities in Assinie-Mafia are working together to improve emergency medical services across all of Côte d'Ivoire. A new ambulance boat named Min N'Gouamin has just been unveiled. Translated to ‘my health’, it...
Search continues for missing submersible as rescue window narrows
Multiple search and rescue missions for a lost submersible with five people on board continue. With its oxygen supplies expected to run out by tomorrow morning, teams are fighting against the odds to locate it. A submersible vessel with five people on board has gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean. It was destined for an exploratory visit to the famous Titanic shipwreck site but lost contact with its mothership around...
Nearly half of US tap water contains forever chemicals says study
The US Geological Survey has completed a comprehensive analysis of the nation’s tap water quality. Alarmingly, it found that 45% of samples were contaminated with harmful forever chemicals. Apparently, we’ve yet another annoying boon for the bottled water industry. The US Geological Survey has just released the details of its comprehensive report on the quality of America’s tap water. Specifically, the federal agency had tested for levels of ‘forever...
Shell makes U-turn on oil phase-down pledge to ‘reward shareholders’
Shell is the latest fossil fuel giant to scale back its climate pledges in favour of increasing pay outs to shareholders. The company claims it has already reached its green target after selling interest in a Texan oilfield during 2021. Despite making record profits in 2022, Shell believes its shareholders deserve even grander payouts. The all-too familiar caveat of this decision is that sustainable targets will take the hit. Last week,...
